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tclambert

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19. So the highest tax rate is for artists and pro athletes. Business people get the big breaks.

Wed Feb 8, 2012, 09:15 AM

Feb 2012

Those who work with extraordinary skill pay the most, whereas owners of large portfolios can do nothing and pay a much lower rate on their increases.

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